Understanding Christianity

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Sinopsis

This podcast by Pastor Sean Cole of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sterling, CO, seeks to encourage Christians in understanding our core beliefs as well as to engage skeptics with the claims of Christianity. For more information and resources visit www.seancole.net

Episodios

  • Why Doesn't God Save Everyone--A response to Provisionism from 1 Corinthians

    04/12/2020 Duración: 01h05min

    Why do some people find the message of the gospel offensive and others accept it as truthful? Why do some people come to faith in Christ and others do not? The Reformed answer is that God has a sovereign decree whereby He predestined a fixed number of people before the creation of the world to be saved. In time, those people are effectually called and regenerated by the Holy Spirit who overcomes their deadness in sin and moral inability. Once they’ve been made willing by grace, these exercise faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. So our answer is the golden chain from Romans 8:30: And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. How do our Provisionist non-Calvinist friends answer this same question: Why do some people find the cross offensive and others do not? Their answer: They freely chose to accept the wisdom of the world versus choosing to accept the wisdom of God. From Paul’s argument in 1 Corinthians 1 and 2,

  • The Second Coming: Teachings from 1 Thessalonians 4 and 5

    02/12/2020 Duración: 01h30min

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Pastor Sean has been asked many times if we are living in the end times. Is Jesus coming back soon? In Part One of this series, he unpacks Paul's purpose in providing comfort for grieving Christians in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 5. What are the sequence of events for the Second Coming? Is it a secret pre-tribulation rapture? What is the Day of the Lord for unbelievers? How should we prepare for the Second Coming? Listen and enjoy. Check out Sean's book "Your Identity in the Trinity" at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Identity-Trinity-Discovering-Gospel-ebook/dp/B07RWTJK9K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1607034388&sr=8-2

  • Blessed are those who WEEP? LUKE 6:21

    29/11/2020 Duración: 45min

    In Luke 6:21, we find the counter intuitive words of Jesus about the blessing of weeping. In this sermon, Pastor Sean asks two questions: (1) What causes us to weep? (2) When will we laugh and be comforted? Check out Sean's book "Your identity in the Trinity" at Amazon as a Christmas gift idea: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Identity-Trinity-Discovering-Gospel-ebook/dp/B07RWTJK9K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sean+cole+trinity&qid=1606698930&sr=8-1

  • Blessed are the Hungry? LUKE 6:21

    22/11/2020 Duración: 47min

    We ask three questions of this Beatitude. (1) What is this righteousness to which Jesus is referring? (2) What does it mean to hunger and thirst? (3) How does Jesus satisfy us? Listen and find out! www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit: GOODNESS and FAITHFULNESS

    15/11/2020 Duración: 01h25min

    What is goodness? How does it relate to generosity and integrity? What is faithfulness and how does it relate to perseverance of the saints? Pastor Sean unpacks these two aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit: GENTLENESS and SELF-CONTROL

    15/11/2020 Duración: 01h28min

    What is gentleness? How can we be gentle toward God? How can we display gentleness toward others? What is self-control? We explore two Old Testament examples: (1) Joseph who exercised self-control with Potiphar's wife, and (2) King David who did NOT exercise self-control with Bathsheba. Listen as we explore these last two aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. www.seancole.net

  • Blessed are the Poor? Luke 6:17-20

    15/11/2020 Duración: 47min

    Dr. Sean Cole introduces Luke's record of Jesus' sermon on the plain which begins with the Beatitudes. In this sermon, we explore three questions concerning the first: (1) What does it mean to be blessed? (2) What does it mean to be poor? (3) What does it mean to possess the kingdom of God? Pastor Sean also provides some introductory issues regarding how to interpret or understand the Beatitudes. www.seancole.net

  • The Priority of Prayer and the Power of the Call LUKE 6:12-19

    09/11/2020 Duración: 42min

    We see two truths in Jesus calling His Twelve apostles: (1) Jesus placed a priority on prayer. (2) Jesus shows us the power of the call. If Jesus depended on His heavenly Father in prayer, how much more should we. Jesus has called you in three powerful ways. Listen and find out. www.seancole.net

  • Lord of the Sabbath LUKE 6:1-11

    29/10/2020 Duración: 45min

    Jesus angers the Pharisees by "breaking" the Sabbath on two occasions. Are you in danger of becoming a legalistic Pharisee? Dr. Sean Cole gives two warnings about legalism and then gives a third warning about how we may be in danger of dishonoring the Sabbath. What is the Sabbath? Are Christians supposed to observe the Sabbath today? Listen and find out. www.seancole.net

  • Is EFFECTUAL CALLING Biblical?

    29/10/2020 Duración: 49min

    Reformed theology understands the Bible to teach two types of callings: (1) an outward, external call that goes to all people, and (2) an internal, effectual call that goes solely to the elect which ensures that they will infallibly come to faith in Jesus? Is this distinction Biblical? Our Provisionist and non-Calvinist friends deny the need for two types of calls because they deny total inability. If you deny total inabillty, there really is no need for an internal effectual call because sinners have the libertarian free will to either reject or accept the gospel call. Listen as Dr. Cole unpacks this doctrine. www.seancole.net

  • Out with the OLD...In with the NEW LUKE 5:33-39

    18/10/2020 Duración: 43min

    Jesus refers to Himself as the Bride Groom and gives three parables to describe His mission and identity. Jesus has come to give you fullness of joy, newness of life, and eternal satisfaction in the New Covenant. www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit: KINDNESS

    17/10/2020 Duración: 01h21min

    Before we can practice kindness to others, we must understand the kindness of God. The OT word for "kindness" is "hesed"--that tenactious, covenant love the LORD shows His people. We see two examples of kindness in the OT: (1) Ruth and Boaz, and (2) David to Mephibosheth. We also see Jesus' kindness to the woman with the issue of blood. After studying the kindness of our Lord, Pastor Sean gives ways we can be kind to others in demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit

  • Dr. Jesus Saves Sick Sinners LUKE 5:27-32

    11/10/2020 Duración: 46min

    In the calling of Levi, we see four aspects of how Jesus saves sinners. (1) Jesus surprises sinners with sovereign grace (2) Jesus calls sinners to abandon all self-righteousness, (3) Jesus calls sinners to repentance, and (4) Sinners saved by grace rejoice in telling others about Jesus. www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit PATIENCE

    08/10/2020 Duración: 01h25min

    Before we can display patience in our lives, we must understand the perfect patience of our great God. How did God the Father show patience to the Israelites in the Old Testament? How did Jesus show patience in the New Testament? How can we demonstrate patience in practical areas of our lives? Listen and find out. www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit PEACE

    02/10/2020 Duración: 01h17min

    Pastor Sean continues the teaching through the fruit of the Spirit? What exactly is peace? The Bible teaches three types of peace: (1) Peace WITH God, (2) the peace OF God, and (3) Peace with OTHERS. Listen and find out more about how Jesus can give you His peace through the power of the Holy Spirit. www.seancole.net

  • What a Catch! LUKE 5:1-11

    27/09/2020 Duración: 41min

    I have decided to follow Jesus, not turning back, no turning back! What does it mean to follow Jesus as Savior and Lord? Pastor Sean preaches an evangelistic sermon from Luke 5:1-11 that shows how Peter followed Jesus. Listen and be encouraged. www.seancole.net

  • The Anti-Calvinism of Herschel Hobbs in Ephesians 1

    25/09/2020 Duración: 25min

    Herschel Hobbs was a stalwart in Southern Baptist life in the 60's and 70's. His writings influenced a generation of Christians. He was rabidly against Calvinism. This opposiition to Reformed theology is clearly seen in his commentary on Ephesians called "New Men in Christ." Dr. Sean Cole reads some excerpts from this book to show how Hobbs has had a major influence on Provisionist theology concerning God's sovereignty and human free will. www.seancole.net

  • Fruit of the Spirit: JOY!

    25/09/2020 Duración: 01h22min

    Pastor Sean continues his teaching on the fruit of the Spirit. What is joy? How do you grow in joy? How does Jesus give us His joy? Listen and find out. www.seancole.net

  • Kingdom Authority Luke 4:31-44

    20/09/2020 Duración: 46min

    The response to Jesus in Capernaum is starkly different than the hatred He received in His hometown of Nazareth. Jesus taught with authority. Jesus exorcised demons with authority. Jesus healed with authority. Jesus preached with authority. He is the King of the Kingdom who has absolute authority over all things. How will you respond to the King? www.seancole.net

  • The Provisionist Predicament with Ephesians 1:3-14 on ELECTION

    18/09/2020 Duración: 47min

    How do Provisionists interpret Ephesians 1:3-14 in regard to election and predestination. Did God choose individuals unconditionally before the foundation of the world for salvation? Or did God choose a "plan" that those who use their free will to believe "in Christ" will become one of the elect. The Provisionist predicament uses Ephesians 1:13 as a way to teach that one becomes part of the elect by freely choosing to be "in Christ" by faith. Dr. Sean Cole interacts with this view and goes into the Greek text of Ephesians 1:3-14. Check out his book "Your Identity in the Trinity" on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Identity-Trinity-Discovering-Gospel-ebook/dp/B07RWTJK9K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1600196728&sr=8-1

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